New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-04
HOW CLEVELAND GETS UP HIS
SPEECHES.
HIS FLOW OF ELoQUENCE EXPLAINED.

MIR CLEvELAyDs RESPECT FOR THE ENCYCLo-
rEDIA-HE HARDLY VARIES PROM ITS PHRASE
oLoGY.
From The York sun CDeT.l
What sort of preparation has been bestowed by
Mr. Cleveland upon his series of Western speeches
The que, Ion leads To matter OF some deieaeS "hleh
IT is not altogether pleasant To discuss
Respect for the Office Of the Chief Magistrate deters
us from jecting Mr.. Cleveland To the inagnity VI
tho parallel column nevertheless literary d S
requires that the Of his eloquence should DC
plainly indicated. We print below ono continuous
passage nom the indianapolis speech broken a. hter-
walls by the fragments OF another continuous passaS
from the article indianapolis In certain we'll
known repository OF general information:
Indiana ois was first settled IN lsl9.r ,,. T.,
March. Isl0.'-Thc American Cycopedia s.oo,
families" s.,o..
cnosen as the seat Of Ss STATE 1871
in Ja mus Sa0 IsalSrTse American oyciopeda
~ about that time laid oat as town and gwen
At the time the LEGISLATURE gave I. IT, pres.
town."-rhe American Cyelopedia
1T had Incorporation until 1886 , ~
It Incorporated In 1S38.'-Thc American W
copedia. ,s.-,
lean Cyclopedia.
bodily from tho American CyclopediA The slight
changes In language-changes Of the verbs MOOD or
of tho construction from the Affirmative to the negative
expression of the idea-are such as 10 Ordinary
cases of establish the intent OF the
literary pilierer. As Is usually the case, the alter
atoms have not improved the rhetorc for exampio'
I'm twisting the Cycopedias statement that tho Legs-
laturo gave, to Indianapolis Its present name, MP
Cleveland falls into the vulgar and indsfenstble error
of aftirming that Indianapolis given" It's present
name. at Incorporated In 1885," says tho Cycio
peia at had no incorporation until 1885" says inc
President at received city charter In 1947," says
the Cycopedia; it did not receive city charter Till
I647," says Mr. Cleveland.
Cyciopedias language less direct; ye. the most
casual comparison OF the description Of Terre Haufs In
the Cycopeda with the Presidents speech proves thar
the latter had its Inspiration and origin In careful
study of that standard authority:
am Terre Haute Is one Of the most beau'
'' Ut Is well built and has broad streets ornamented
with shade trces."-The American cyclopeda
The name OF your city indicates is beautiful and
It IS situated on an elevated plateau" Tho Amer
The rich and fertile country all about IT,
1t is the centre Of trade for rich and popuious
Its excellent means OF transportation ana conAmunea
"'" The city is an Important railroad centre; 7. Is
connected with Lake Erie by the Wabash and Erie
Canal; The Wabash River is navisable.'-Ihe
And It's extensive and industries already
There are numerous large factories: Pork packing
Is extensively carried on"-The American Cyclopedia.
As the sixteen volumes Of the American Cycio
peda not commonly found among the furniture Of
traveller. It is fair to assume that the speeches
points further along tho inc we're all composed and
committed to memory at the White House IN the IN
cal scheme should be at once remodelled In conse
quonco OF this surprising disclosure, the Inhabitants
Of ST. Louis Chicago Madison Kansa; CITY, , MIME a
be enabled to forctell with tolerable accuracy tho
speeches which the President intends to make when no
reaches their respective towns. Few libraries 90
not contain the American Cyclopeila
We shall not attempt to characteristic Mr.. Ceve.
lands appropriation VI tho Cyclopeda's facts and
phrases. We are quite sure that MIS-. Cleveland Is
not a party TO tho proceeding. Up to the present
time she has undoubtedly listened 70 the we'll
rounded periods Of the Presidents speeches without
a suspicion that the language was not original with
him, or that the Acts snd IDEAS we're drawn nom any
ether source than his own private stock sf ecosraph
cal and historical knowiedGe